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Boosted by glyph ("Glyph"):
hyc ("Howard Chu @ Symas") wrote:

@glyph who could possibly have predicted this... https://mstdn.ca/@cdegroot/117066803368492387

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
babe@glitterkitten.co.uk ("tiddy roosevelt") wrote:

I very often forget that I'm a creative genius and then I'll stumble across something I have made real and smugly nod to myself that actually, yes, I do have my moments.

This is one of them.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I'm not sure needing 160MB of RAM for a weather app is such a boast you're trying to make it look… Even with all the graphics, it's just an HTTP client querying some service. It should fit in hundreds of KBs.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/linux-vs-windows-weather-app-ram

Boosted by neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:"):
WeirdWriter@caneandable.social ("Robert Kingett") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/117043346514398510

Super happy I contributed to this round table. Hope to continue contributing in the future! #Mastodon #Fediverse

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

"Four men gathered 25 years after the moment that first brought them together - you won't believe what happened next!"

Also, they look super recognizable

RE: https://www.threads.com/@people/post/DbysZrJFHfa

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
adapalmer@wandering.shop ("Ada Palmer") wrote:

The Bank of England is cutting coal from its collateral. From October 2026, the central bank will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as security against its loans to commercial banks, a step stricter than the European Central Bank’s. Campaigners hope it nudges lenders like Barclays and HSBC to reconsider holding coal-linked assets at all. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/bank-of-england-bonds-coal-loans-assets
#ShareGoodNewsToo

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Orange lifesaver. I saw these orange round boxes on some people's photos but never knew what they were. Turns out, those contain lifesavers for throwing from the pier.

#darktable #photography

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

right, enough distractions, back to my finger tree.

finger tree, finger tree, does everything a sequence needs

aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:

After eliminating convenience and disability access, the fine folks at North Station have a new target

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
being@social.ornella.xyz ("Ornella 🍉") wrote:

My main point is. This is work that is pushed on women, whether or not we are good at it. Think of all the time and mental energy that you could return to daughters, sisters, mothers, wives, girlfriends, etc, by taking on that work over the course of a lifetime. Think of how much that adds up.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
being@social.ornella.xyz ("Ornella 🍉") wrote:

And I said "get good", not just do it, because yes, that matters. This is one of the most important things you can do. Treat it like work, and like purpose. Learn. Research. If you're lost, there's thousands of books and different methods. Get good at it. So we can trust you to do it. So that you NOTICE what needs to be done, and you NOTICE when it is done by others, and you do it independently and don't just assist. 💓

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
francis@furry.engineer wrote:

there needs to be a service that just calls you which you can use as a cue to leave social situations you are feeling really uncomfortable in

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 DEFCON 34"):
masukomi@connectified.com wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@In%5FOtter%5FNews/117055004526771717

Nah you’re supposed to be an easily replaceable cog. They just say you should do your best because it makes them more profit and they don’t have to pay you more for doing your best and don’t care about burning you out.

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

One of the highlights of this bizarre summer is there has been no shortage of projects

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

There's also a new badge on my labcoat ✨

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

Maybe I could at least tidy up from yesterday's instance of fucking around (which, to my credit, did involve soldering together an LED Christmas tree)

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

I'm wondering if I need to actually do those things right now or if I can fuck around for a bit longer

brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:") wrote:

Back from volunteering, there are Things I Could Really Benefit From Doing but I don't want to do any of them

dysfun@treehouse.systems ("gaytabase") wrote:

ah yes, the thing where i do absolutely nothing and my screen freezes til i hit the reset button

Boosted by neatnik@social.lol ("Neatnik :prami:"):
binarydigit@social.lol ("Bee 💾") wrote:

Enjoying Multiple Blog Platforms
https://binarydigit.net/enjoying-multiple-blog-platforms/
#Writing

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

A big old barn.

#Iceland #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #countryside #rural #abandoned #decay #rust #barn

aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:

But seriously, this is a major LLM failure mode: following the _form_ of what everyone else does without any actual embedding of _why_. Bigger models will tend to have more of that information at hand embedded, but in a lot of domains, what we see is general reasoning-by-analogy and some raw data, not the actual subtle latent expertise that the status quo embeds.

So there be dragons.

Boosted by brib@bribstodon.xyz ("brib :neofox_floof:​ :Nonbinary:"):
Garwboy@ohai.social ("Dean Burnett (that brains guy)") wrote:

Some Questions for Channel 4, about their documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’

https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/some-questions-for-channel-4-about?r=24oxwv&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Channel 4 have many questions to answer about their upcoming 'documentary'. Here are some of the most pressing (and snarky, because when dealing with brutal cynicism, why not join in?)

#ADHD #C4

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Kidnapped!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/09/we-are-kidnappers/

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Ugh. What's making my caterpillar sick?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2026/08/09/a-little-body-horror/

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 DEFCON 34"):
nogodsnomasters@kolektiva.social ("No Gods No Masters") wrote:

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 DEFCON 34"):
matildalove@wetdry.world ("Matilda Love") wrote:

"our AI went rogue" has "my little brother logged into my account and used a cheat" energy

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 DEFCON 34"):
spacerog ("Space Rogue") wrote:

I have been a faithful Lyft user for years but after having to wait 15 to 20 minutes rides here in Vegas, I started taking taxis. And I gotta say they have upped their game, new clean cars, quiet drivers, credit card machines in every vehicle that work. And they are right there waiting for you.

Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker 🔜 DEFCON 34"):
vicgrinberg ("Dr. Victoria Grinberg") wrote:

Do good things and talk about them. And if good things are done to you, for you, around you, also talk about then.

Because knowing may inspire others. Because folks feel lonely and caught in endless doom. Because we sometimes need a push to do something: it's easier if we know there is someone else, even of they are just a voice on the little screen in our pockets. Because we need to combat the negativity bias.

aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:

Shoutout to one particular one that made up "Salem Community Bicycle Map" as a legal entity.